When you work with large projects and tight deadlines, you do not want any delays in your workflow. The content you create, generally grows the more you work with it; and your equipment needs to keep up. OWC’s ThunderBay 6 offers an exceptional performance level to help you meet the demands of your most complex projects.

Whether you work with many small files, streaming or editing the latest 8K or VR footage, the ThunderBay 6 enables you to complete projects faster, giving you more time to create. With the dual Thunderbolt 3 ports and a DisplayPort, integrating a workstation has never been easier.

OWC’s ThunderBay 6 comes equipped with six bays for hot-swappable HDDs or SSDs – or a combination of the two – in a sturdy aluminum enclosure with an integrated power supply. Drives run quietly and are kept cool by a whisper-quiet fan.

To keep your workflow on the highest level, an extra slot has been added for an M.2 NVMe SSD to future-proof your storage needs.

Specifications

Software Requirements

macOS 10.12 or later *

Windows 10 or later

Hardware Requirements

Mac or PC featuring Thunderbolt 3 interface

Mac or PC featuring Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 interface *

Interface (Chipset)

(2) Thunderbolt 3 (JHL6540)

(1) DisplayPort

Max Transfer Rate

Thunderbolt 3: 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s)

JBOD / RAID Support

JBOD: Utilize each of the four drives independently

Includes SoftRAID XT with support for RAID 5, 4, 0, 1, and 10

RAID: Use any Software RAID of your choice to setup for multi-drive performance or data redundancy

Drives Supported

(6) 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s drives or

(6) 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s drives

SATA revision 3.0 (6Gb/s) compliant

Compatible with SATA revisions 2.0 (3Gb/s) and 1.0 (1.5Gb/s)

Drive Interface

SATA

2 (optional)

Power

Power Supply

Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching

AC input: 100 ~ 240V

Kensington Lock Slot

Yes

LED

Yes (Power and disk activity)

Environmental

Ambient Temperature

Operating: 41°F to 107.6°F (5°C to 42°C)

Non-Operating: −40°F to 149°F (−40°C to 65°C)

Humidity

Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing

Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing

Dimensions

Height: 18.4 cm (7.2 in)

Length: 24.1 cm (9.5 in)

Width: 19.7 cm (7.8 in)

Weight

25 kg (11.57 lbs)

*. If using an optional NVMe M.2 drive with a 512-byte block size, macOS 10.13 or later is required.